AndrewMillerTheSecond’s Reviews > Before the Storm: Barry Goldwater and the Unmaking of the American Consensus > Status Update

If ever a book made you question your concept of a period in time, Before the Storm should be that book. No, the Kennedy administration was not a time where all Americans sang kumbaya and where bipartisan bonhomie ruled the day. Many Americans, despite evidence to the contrary, blamed JFK’s killing on RW extremism! Perlstein covers the frequently papered-over rise of the extremist right with deft and intrigue.